The Cecil Whig., 1887-05-28

DR.. j. II. Jeuness has permanently To-
Gated at Principle Furnace His office is at
the store of W. T. jackson Y Go.
The trial of the Garey will case remov-
ed from Caroline county was taken up IN
the Talbot county court on Tuesday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary
| Relief Departments statement for April
shows that S92lSO was distributed to en-
ployees of the p. W. Y B. Il. h.
Cecil Lodge No 81 Ancient Ocder of
| United Workmen, of this town has boen
presented by George W. Chiids of the
Philadelphia Le8ger with fine large bible.
| Miss Mamie IIanes eldest daughter of
Reuben HaineS ESQ, returned home this
week from Atlantic City where she had
| been sojourning for several weeks.
| -Messrs. Clarence Garrett, ChaS. ID. jam
i,on and Edwin Smith have purchased
building lots of DR.. H. H. MITCHELL on
North street extended.
| A special session of the Orphan Court
was held yesterday. Owing to the registers
Office undergoing repairs the court met in
the clerks office.
| Mr.. John VI. Thomas, prominent law
yer of the Philadelphia bar, was i'll Elkton
this week engaged i'll settling the per-
sonal estate of the late Mrs. Mary S.
Bayard.
Cards are out for the marrge of Walter
Jackson, of Pricipio, and Miss Nellie Moore,
| M II Il at Lob oh N
the latter place on next Wednesday evening,
June 1st.
| Joseph Lynch who was shot and made
blind by Charles Biddle, in North East, or
| Christmas Eve last was taken to Whining
ton for treatment for his eyes on Monday
lasi.
| Mrs. Boyd, widow of the late Samuel
| Boyd who is visiting Mrs John Lewis of
this town fell over an obstacle on John
street on Monday evening aud sprained her
ankle badly. She tainted from pain and a
| physician was called.
-"Childrens Day will be celebrated in
the Methodist Episcopal churches on sun
| day, June 18th. \ number of hymns to be
sung on that occasion by the EIkton NJ. f.
Sunday School We're printed this week at
the THE WIG office.
THE Band OF Hope" temperance society
| of the W. c. I. L. of Chesapeake City will
| give a strawberry festival in Masonic Hall,
| Chesapeake City on Thursday and Friday
evenings of next week June End and 3rd.
'The Band" gives - cordial invitation to
fri piS r0 cal fla,
hearty welcome.
A boat-house on the Green was
broken into one night recently asd the boat
oars, etc, taken. Theowner was apprehen-
sive that it had been stolen iut it was after
wards found up the river stuck in the mud.
If the persons who did this act are dscov-
cred, the owner of the boat will make 1t hot
| for them.
Mr.. Chas. f. Haley, a prominent mer-
chant of North East, died at his residence
about II o'clock, on Monday night, of con
sumption. For some time previous to his
death he was unable 10 attend his Stor., al
| though he was not confined to his bed. He
was in his SD year and leaves a wife and
two children.
-George Stewart, OF North East, posses .es
a carrier-pigeon which came to the residence
Of his father Mr.. Thomas Stewart Oh Mon
day afternoon. On one OF its legs was a
brass ring with the inscription "46 f. So
A note was also written on one Of its wings,
but only Factory, Ave, Balto.. Nd"
could be distinctly made out.
II " \ Artni,rar Tho Al,
on Monday photographed our remodeled
Court House. He stationed hiias-lf with
his camera in the third story of Mitche!ls'
Drug Store building. The photographs
which We're of good size were taken for Mr.
Francis d. Talley, the contractor. We
were shown the proof and think the picture
good one. Mr. Armiger will preserve the
negative and will furnish the photographs
of our Temple of Justice TO any one desiring
them at a reasonable price.
Mrs. Eebecci Rurhvin, the mother-in-
law of Mr.. John E. Lewis, the well-known
proprietor of the Deer Park Hotel, Newark,
committed suicide at an early hour on Mon
day morning She arose from bed aud went
| TO the bath room. Lying down in the bath
tub she turned the spigot ana let the water
run into her mouth until it killed her She
was only lying in three inches of water
when found. She was S4 years old and Ii al
been in i'll health for some time which it is
thought preyed on her mind.
Charles McCauley, who is employed as
a driver between Sngerly's pulp works and
Providence paper mills, met with an acci-
dent on Monday. He WAS driving his team
down the steep hill near Providence when
he slipped. One Of his feet caught in an
| iron band and he WAS dragged head down
wards. Being very strong he was able to
get out of his perious position. IL was on
| this hill that George lamar, another driver
was killed in a horrible manner several
months since Mr.. McCauley's leg was
badly srrained. He was taken to his home
Two Indian girls from Carlisle school
arrived in Oxford on Tuesday evening COM
ing here hy mistake instead of stopping at
AvOnd tle. Although strangers in strange
land they We're taken care of at Lloyd's ho-
tel until next morning and sent back to
! Avondale by Station Agent Rollins They
are to spend the summer on L farm in Lon
dougrove and return to school in the fall.
These Indian school girls are said by those
who have had them in this neighborhood
to make good house helps after careful
training. -Ortord Press.
Mr.. George Booth, is making arrange
| ments TO give Elktonians q summer ice
cream garden and expects to have it ready
for business in about ten days. He recent
ly purchased a lot of land fronting 20 feet
on Main street adjoining the lot upon which
his resid d1nce stands, which is not far from
the Far Creek. Mr.. Booth will build an
| arbor and cover it with striped canvass
There will be about ten tables arranged
] that they will not be visabe to passcrs by.
| Mr.. Booth will personally superentend the
! garden and dispense his excellent ice cream
| lie is of the opinion that the many p4ties-
trians who 20 out to the far creek on sum
mer evenings will appreciate his enterprise
which will also attract more people to this
beautiful part of our town
The name Of Judge John NJ. Robinson
OF this judicial circuit and Il member of the
Maryland Court Of Appeals. is mentioned
in connection with the appointment of
successor to the late Judge Wood on the
bench If the Supreme Court Of the United
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